Originally Posted by
repechage
As the marketing/management of Brooks is British, I bet they want to tie back to the memory of Coventry Climax. A premier British specialty engine producer who made engines that won Formula 1 and LeMans decades ago.
Actually, per the e-mail Brooks sent today:
"Back in the late 1800's, Brooks Saddles featured a "registered cutting" to relieve pressure on the perineum experienced by some cyclists. These popular saddles went by the name of "Climax" and were sold for decades thereafter, though at some point discontinued for reasons unclear."
I'd test one but bought my 2nd Brooks in > 40 years recently, a B-17 "Aged". Quite nice, RIP 1968 B-72.
-Bandera